Category: News
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Reflecting on 30-years of gender-advancement for an inclusive energy future
As part of the 69th session of the Conference on the Status of Women (CSW69), which celebrated 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Gender and Energy Compact hosted a virtual session, examining the progress made and discuss the consistent challenges in achieving gender equality in energy access. Keynote speeches and…
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SEforALL Forum side event: Empowering Women in Leadership
The need for sex-disaggregated data, targeted funding and STEM education has come across loud and clear in the “Empowering Women in Leadership: Innovations, Finance, and Inclusive Transitions in Clean Energy” session at #SEforALLForum, organized by SEforALL and the Gender and Energy Compact. The session started out with opening remarks from H.E. Ms. María Erla Marelsdóttir, Climate…
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The missing piece of the clean energy transition
2.4 billion people worldwide lack access to electricity and clean cooking fuels, this is “energy poverty.” ENERGIA’s Director Sheila Oparaocha gave a TED Talk about addressing energy poverty and the health impacts and how we can change our approach to energy and the energy transition. Sheila, wants to challenge how we think about energy and…